Story+2009-06-10+Koengen,+Norway

“Good evening, Bergen (crowd cheers) are you ready for one more? (crowd cheers) that’s good because we were just warming up last night (crowd cheers) the E Street Band is here tonight to fulfil our solemn vow to rock the house! (crowd cheers) and like I said, and I’m talking to all you people in your kitchens in the apartment building right there (laughs from the crowd)(chuckles) like I said last night we’re not just here to rock the house, we’ve come thousands of miles because we wanna build a house (crowd cheers) that’s right…we wanna take the fear that’s out there and build a house of love, we wanna take the doubt and build a house of faith, we wanna take the despair build a house of hope, we wanna take the sadness and build a house of joy and happiness (crowd cheers) I feel like dancing…and we wanna take that cooling off and we wanna build a house of sexual healing! (crowd cheers) are we ready for the sexual healing to begin? (crowd cheers) that sounds good…’cause we’ve got all the tools we need right here on this stage and in this field out here…we’re gonna take the bad wood and we’re gonna use the good wood and we use the bad news that’s out there and we use the good news that’s here tonight and we’re gonna build a house out of music and spirit and noise…and now the band is here tonight and we’re gonna do best to bring down the power of the music on you (crowd cheers) but Bergen, we need you to bring the noise! (crowd cheers) come on, I don’t hear you! (crowd cheers) I don’t hear you! (crowd cheers) now sing it like you mean it…”
 * 10.06.09 Bergen, Norway, middle of “Working on a Dream”**

“This is Clarence’s son (crowd cheers)…alright, let’s get it…”
 * 10.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Boom Boom”**

“Somebody wanted this one…”
 * 10.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Thunder Road”**

“If we stop now, we’re gonna freeze!...come on, Steve…follow me, boys…”
 * 10.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Rosalita”**

“Thank you, Bergen (crowd cheers) for two fantastic nights (crowd cheers) vi älskar er (crowd cheers)… (…) Little Steven (crowd cheers) Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Curtis King (crowd cheers) Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) the incredible phenomenon, Jay Weinberg on the drums (crowd cheers) Ally Weinberg on the accordion (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) and the biggest Norwegian you’ve ever seen: Clarence “Big Man” Clemons (crowd cheers) Bergen! (crowd cheers) Bergen! (crowd cheers) Bergen! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) Norge! (crowd cheers) you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, hard-rocking, earth-shocking, booty-shaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, legendary (crowd: “E Street Band”)(crowd cheers) ...”
 * 10.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “American Land”**

“I can’t go home without (?)…”
 * 10.06.09 Bergen, Norway, intro to “Twist and Shout”**

//Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi//